title: Carbohydrate polymers at the center of life's origins: the importance of molecular processivity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology and Comprehensive Cancer Center, School of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, California 94143, USA.
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Stern
authors.forename: Mark J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Jedrzejas
mesh_terms: D001704:Biopolymers / Q000737:chemistry; D002241:Carbohydrates / Q000737:chemistry*; D018534:Earth, Planet; D019143:Evolution, Molecular; D006820:Hyaluronic Acid / Q000737:chemistry; D006821:Hyaluronoglucosaminidase / Q000737:chemistry; D008954:Models, Biological; D015394:Molecular Structure; D000069497:Origin of Life; D011108:Polymers / Q000737:chemistry*; D011134:Polysaccharides / Q000737:chemistry; D013816:Thermodynamics
chemical_list: D001704:Biopolymers; D002241:Carbohydrates; D011108:Polymers; D011134:Polysaccharides; D006820:Hyaluronic Acid; D006821:Hyaluronoglucosaminidase